Following a discussion, the Board decided: 

(a) To adopt the outline contained in Annex VIII to the present report; 

(b) To invite members and alternates to provide input for the operational policies and guidelines, for Parties to access resources from the Adaptation Fund, based on the outline approved, to the Secretariat by 7 July 2008; 

(c) To request the Secretariat to revise  the provisional operational policies and guidelines in light of the outline that had been approved by the Board and the views expressed by the Board during the second meeting; and 

(d) To reconsider the revised provisional operational policies and guidelines at the third meeting of the Board.